Job 7:4
2 Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
3 So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
- KJV
- When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
- WEB
- When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
- ASV
- When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
- DARBY
- If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.
- BLB
- When I lie down, then I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is measured out, and I am full of tossings until dawn.
- ÅB
- Når jeg legger meg, da sier jeg: Når skal jeg stå opp? Og lang blir kvelden, og jeg blir trett av å kaste meg hit og dit inntil morgenlysningen.
- OTB
- Når jeg legger meg, spør jeg: ‘Når skal jeg stå opp?’
Men natten drar ut,
Og jeg er urolig til det blir morgen. - B1930
- Når jeg legger mig, da sier jeg: Når skal jeg stå op? Og lang blir aftenen, og jeg blir trett av å kaste mig hit og dit inntil morgenlysningen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.
Read in contextJob 7:13–14
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Read in contextPsalms 77:4
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
Read in contextPsalms 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Read in contextPsalms 130:6
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Read in contextJob 30:17
Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.
Read in contextJob 17:12
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
Read in contextPsalms 109:23
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
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